# Where to put files used in src/test?

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/where-to-put-files-used-in-src-test/48984
**Category:** New to Julia
**Tags:** question, package, testing
**Created:** [October 25, 2020, 5:22pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/where-to-put-files-used-in-src-test/48984 "2020-10-25T17:22:46Z")
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### Author: ![mkarikom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/mkarikom/32/7096_2.png) [@mkarikom](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mkarikom)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2020, 5:22pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/where-to-put-files-used-in-src-test/48984/1 "2020-10-25T17:22:46Z")

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A couple of my unit tests read sample configs from external files (which also serve as examples for how to write user config files for various functions). Is there a convention on where to put these (eg `/src/test/includes`)?

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### Author: ![PetrKryslUCSD](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/petrkryslucsd/32/215825_2.png) [@PetrKryslUCSD](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/PetrKryslUCSD)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2020, 5:36pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/where-to-put-files-used-in-src-test/48984/2 "2020-10-25T17:36:10Z")

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I put test data in `test/data`. But I don’t think there is a convention as to this location.